Coon Rapids code changes on driveway width, parking delayed

Action by the Coon Rapids City Council on two proposed code changes have been delayed until its July 17 meeting.

The code changes were introduced in ordinance form by the council June 5, but the council wanted to discuss the staff and Planning Commission recommendations further at a work session before considering the ordinances for adoption.

At a work session last week, the consensus of the council was to make a change in the ordinance that was proposed to increase the maximum driveway width in LDR1 and LDR2 residential zoning districts.

Specifically, the council wanted to remove the LDR1 zoning district from the ordinance altogether, according to Planner Scott Harlicker.

Lots in LDR1 districts are larger than LDR2 and the council wanted to look at other options, Harlicker said.

And before adopting the second ordinance, which would limit overnight truck and trailer parking in commercial and office districts, the council wanted staff to address how it would be enforced and who would receive the violation notice – the property owner or the truck owner, he said.

These proposed changes are part of a continuing process of updating the city’s zoning and property maintenance codes to ensure they are consistent and supportive of each other, according to Harlicker.

Currently, the code allows parking in front of the garage and side yards only on an improved surface, which includes asphalt, concrete or pavers, Harlicker wrote in a report to the commission.